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silkman|ˈsɪlkmən|
[f. silk n. + man n.1]
One who makes or deals in silks.
1553in Archaeologia XII. 394 Laurence Ball, sylkeman. 1576in Feuillerat Revels Q. Eliz. (1908) 413 John Weaver..in London silkman. 1597Shakes. 2 Hen. IV, ii. i. 31 Hee is indited to dinner..to M. Smoothes the Silkman. 1621H. Elsing Debates Ho. Lords (Camden) 32 Four sylkemen and four dyers to be chosen by the Master and Wardens. 1720Strype Stow's Surv. II. 246/1 The Silkmen were incorporated by King Charles I..; now they are not so. 1841Penny Cycl. XIX. 491/2 The silk is bought through the London brokers or the Coventry silkmen, at a credit of five months. |